- Por Una Cabeza was first performed by Carlos Gardel.
- This tango was played in numerous movies, Schindler's List, True Lies, Scent of Woman and a few more.
- This song was first performed in 1935 by Carlos Gardel but was then arranged for many other performances until today.
- "Por una cabeza" means "by a head" in Spanish, was composed about horse addiction by comparing it to women.
- Por Una Cabeza has very obvious tango rhythm which is a syncopated ballroom dance music in 2/4 or 4/4 time. This is a typical tango rhtyhm,
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Friday, July 16, 2010
Por Una Cabeza (Review)
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I love this song.
ReplyDeleteThe Immortal Gardel and the song is getting twisted by our Western reds to suit their current agenda.
ReplyDeleteThere's a video clip on Australian TV, the SBS channel, taxpayer-funded, that runs between programs, showing Alternative-Lifestyle characters dancing together.
Argentinians, or any real European, would get them gelded within thirty seconds.
Gardel is a part of Civilised European Culture, and stays that way.